Posted by: jakinnan | February 21, 2013

Thai Coconut Seafood Soup

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Ingredients

1 c instant rice
1 pk 3-4 ounces foil packet seafood (clams, shrimp, tuna, etc)
2 pkt soy sauce
6 T coconut cream powder
2 T dried chives
2 T dried cilantro
1 T diced dried onion or shallots
3 t fish bouillon (or vegetable), low sodium if desired
1 t ground ginger or galangal powder
1 1⁄2 t true lime powder
1 t sugar
1 t thai green curry paste (more for spicier)
3 1⁄2 c water

Instructions

At home pack the instant rice in a quart freezer bag. Tuck the seafood and soy packets next to it. In a second quart freezer bag or sandwich bag pack the other dry ingredients except for the curry paste. Put the curry paste in a small plastic bag.

FBC method:
Add 1 cup near boiling water to the rice bag. Seal tightly and put in a cozy for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, add 2 1/2 cups near boiling water to the soup ingredients; add soy sauce to taste and seafood. Stir well, seal tightly and let sit in a cozy for 15 minutes. Pour soup over rice.

Insulated mug method:
Add 1 cup near boiling water to the rice bag. Seal tightly and put in a cozy for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, add 2 1/2 cups boiling water to the soup ingredients; add soy sauce to taste and seafood. Stir well, cover tightly and let sit for 15 minutes. Pour soup over rice.

FBC Hybrid/One pot method:
Add 1 cup near boiling water to the rice bag. Seal tightly and put in a cozy for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, add 2 1/2 cups water to your pot, bring to a boil. Add in the soup ingredients; add soy sauce to taste and seafood. Stir well and bring back to a simmer. Turn off the stove, cover tightly and let sit for a couple minutes. Mix the rice in.

Courtesy of trailcooking.com

Posted by: jakinnan | February 21, 2013

Mingle in the Wild

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“I love to mingle with wild nature, because i am a part of it”

-Rini Elvirawaty

Posted by: jakinnan | February 21, 2013

Unbelievable

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This is the world [God] has made. This is the world that is still going on. And he doesn’t walk away from the mess we’ve made of it. Now he lives, almost cheerfully, certainly heroically, in a dynamic relationship with us and with our world. “Then the Lord intervened” is perhaps the single most common phrase about him in Scripture, in one form or another. Look at the stories he writes. There’s the one where the children of Israel are pinned against the Red Sea, no way out, with Pharaoh and his army barreling down on them in murderous fury. Then God shows up. There’s Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who get rescued only after they’re thrown into the fiery furnace. Then God shows up. He lets the mob kill Jesus, bury him . . . then he shows up. Do you know why God loves writing such incredible stories? Because he loves to come through. He loves to show us that he has what it takes.

It’s not the nature of God to limit his risks and cover his bases. Far from it. Most of the time, he actually lets the odds stack up against him. Against Goliath, a seasoned soldier and a trained killer, he sends . . . a freckle-faced little shepherd kid with a slingshot. Most commanders going into battle want as many infantry as they can get. God cuts Gideon’s army from thirty-two thousand to three hundred. Then he equips the ragtag little band that’s left with torches and watering pots. It’s not just a battle or two that God takes his chances with, either. Have you thought about his handling of the gospel? God needs to get a message out to the human race, without which they will perish . . . forever. What’s the plan? First, he starts with the most unlikely group ever: a couple of prostitutes, a few fishermen with no better than a second-grade education, a tax collector. Then, he passes the ball to us. Unbelievable.

-John Eldredge, Wild at Heart, 31-32

Posted by: jakinnan | February 21, 2013

02/21/2014 Scripture

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We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.  And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.  And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

-Romans 5:3-5 NLT

Posted by: jakinnan | February 20, 2013

The Message of the Arrows

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At some point we all face the same decision—what will we do with the Arrows we’ve known? Maybe a better way to say it is, what have they tempted us to do? However they come to us, whether through a loss we experience as abandonment or some deep violation we feel as abuse, their message is always the same: Kill your heart. Divorce it, neglect it, run from it, or indulge it with some anesthetic (our various addictions). Think of how you’ve handled the affliction that has pierced your own heart. How did the Arrows come to you? Where did they land? Are they still there? What have you done as a result?

To say we all face a decision when we’re pierced by an Arrow is misleading. It makes the process sound so rational, as though we have the option of coolly assessing the situation and choosing a logical response. Life isn’t like that—the heart cannot be managed in a detached sort of way (certainly not when we are young, when some of the most defining Arrows strike). It feels more like an ambush, and our response is at a gut level. We may never put words to it. Our deepest convictions are formed without conscious effort, but the effect is a shift deep in our soul. Commitments form never to be in that position again, never to know that sort of pain again. The result is an approach to life that we often call our personality. If you’ll listen carefully to your life, you may begin to see how it has been shaped by the unique Arrows you’ve known and the particular convictions you’ve embraced as a result. The Arrows also taint and partially direct even our spiritual life.

-John Eldredge, The Sacred Romance, 27-28

Posted by: jakinnan | February 20, 2013

02/20/2013 Scripture

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When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

-Ephesians 3:14-19 NLT

Posted by: jakinnan | February 19, 2013

Perk’s Chili

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Ingredients

2 T diced dried onion
2 T diced dried bell peppers
2 T diced sundried tomatoes
1⁄4 c cooked and dehydrated red kidney beans
1⁄4 c dehydrated canned hot chili beans
1 T tomato powder
2 t brown sugar
1 t dried garlic
1⁄2 t diced dried jalapenos
1⁄2 t ground chili pepper
1⁄8 t dried oregano, cumin, cinnamon
1 c cooked and dehydrated hamburger

Notes

Optional: Add a ¼ cup of red wine. Top with a couple of tablespoons of fresh Pico De Gallo packed in.

Substitute freeze dried hamburger or TVP ‘hamburger’ flavor.

Perk’s recipes is the “cover with water” type. Use your eyes as your guide on how much. For soups a 2: 1 ratio of water to dry food is a good start.

Instructions

At home pack everything together in a quart freezer or sandwich bag. For long trips, pack the meat separately in a small bag.

FBC method:
Add the beef to the bag and top with near boiling water. Stir well, seal tightly and put in a cozy for 15 minutes. Add more water if needed.

Mug method:
Add the beef to the mug with dry ingredients. Top with boiling water. Stir well, cover tightly and let sit for 15 minutes. Add more water if needed.

One pot method:
Put the dry ingredients in your pot. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Add more water if necessary. Turn the stove off, cover tightly and let sit for 15 minutes. In cool temperatures use a pot cozy.

Courtesy of trailcooking.com

Posted by: jakinnan | February 19, 2013

Do You Want to Get Well

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The shriveled figure lay in the sun like a pile of rags dumped there by accident. It hardly appeared to be human. But those who used the gate to go in and out of Jerusalem recognized him. He was disabled, dropped off there every morning by someone in his family, and picked up again at the end of the day. A rumor was going around that sometimes (no one really knew when) an angel would stir the waters, and the first one in would be healed. Sort of a lottery, if you will. And as with every lottery, the desperate gathered round, hoping for a miracle.
It had been so long since anyone had actually spoken to him, he thought the question was meant for someone else. Squinting upward into the sun, he didn’t recognize the figure standing above him. The misshapen man asked the fellow to repeat himself; perhaps he had misheard. Although the voice was kind, the question felt harsh, even cruel.
“Do you want to get well?”
He sat speechless, blinking into the sun. Slowly, the words seeped into his consciousness, like a voice calling him out of a dream. Do I want to get well? Slowly, like a wheel long rusted, his mind began to turn over. What kind of question is that? Why else would I be lying here? Why else would I have spent every day for the past thirty-eight seasons lying here? He is mocking me. But now that his vision had adjusted to the glare, he could see the inquisitor’s face, his eyes. The face was as kind as the voice he heard. Apparently, the man meant what he said, and he was waiting for an answer. “Do you want to get well? What is it that you want?”
It was Jesus who posed the question, so there must be something we’re missing here. He is love incarnate. Why did he ask the paraplegic such an embarrassing question?

-John Eldredge, Desire, 33-34

Posted by: jakinnan | February 19, 2013

02/19/2013 Scripture

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Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.  Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.

-Romans 5:1-2 NLT

Posted by: jakinnan | February 18, 2013

Neglecting Your Inner Nature

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“There are many going afar to marvel at the heights of mountains, the mighty waves of the sea, the long courses of great rivers, the vastness of the ocean, the movements of the stars, yet they leave themselves unnoticed!”

-Augustine of Hippo

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